Toaster.



S. C. SHAFFNER.

TOASTER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. I916.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

samuar. c. suarrnna. or ourcaeo, ILLINOIS.

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1,221,228, Specification Letters Patent. Patented Apr-.3, 191% Application filed May 13, 1916. Serial No. 97,217.

To all whom it may concern: gases frequently containing injurious sub- Be it known that I, SAMUEL O. SHAH stances. NER, a citizen of the United States, residing The hinged connection of the top member at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State 15 with the plate 10 permits it to be readily of Illinois, have invented a certain new and raised away from the plate for cleaning to useful Improvement in Toasters, of which, purposes. The handle 12 may convenientlythe following is a specification. carry a plate of thin metal 16 upon Which 4 My invention relates to an improved form any desired advertisement may be printed of toaster for toasting bread, and is characor stamped, and thls plate at the same time 10 terized by cheapness of construction, efliserves to reinforce the handle. ciency of operatlon and the readiness with Instead of the corrugated iron shown in which it may be adapted to advertising purr- Figs. 1 and 2 as the upper member of the pos toaster, it Will be apparent that other sup- My invention will be best understood by porting grids may be employed of any de- 15 reference to the accompanying drawings in sired kind providing the bread is kept a Whichsufficient distance from the corrugated plate Figure 1 shows in plan view my toaster 0 to prevent uneven heating of the bread, with a, part of the upper section removed, he expanded metal being used principally ig. 2 shows the toaster in side elevation, ecause of its convenience and efficiency.

2o ig. 3 shows in plan view a modified con- In the modified construction shown in struction of upper portion of the toaster, Figs. 3 and 4, the top member of the toaster and consists of a continuous sheet of metal 17 Fig. 4 shows in sectional view taken along In which upwardly raised letters 18 are the line H the parts shown in Fig. 3. formed preferably in reversed condition so 25 Similar numerals f r to imil parts that the impression made by these letters 3.. or receiving the rods 11 which serve to suplar bread with which the toaster may be throughout the several views. upon the toasted bread will read in right s shown in Fi s. 1 and 2 the toaster conrelation, and these letters may be arranged sists of a sheet 0 corrugated metal 10 proin any desired form to constitute an advid d with for tio thr ugh it w ll vertisement as, for example, of the particuport the corrugated plate 10, These mods 11 S0lCl. The effect Of these raised letters is of .3 are preferably formed from asmgle rod or heatlng the bread to a greater degree at Wire so that the handle 12 is formed inteh e pom st n t the r n i g p ints grally with them between their l ft h d 811166 the raised letters are directly in con- 85 ends, the right hand ends of the rods being tact with the bread while there is a small bent, to hooks as indicated t 13 to h ld air space immediately surrounding the letthe rods in place and keep the corrugated 11ers e een the bread and the plate 17.

n lcated. sices of bread at t e same tlme as 1s the 10 The left hand edge of the plate 10 is prefcase with the construction shown in the t5 erably provided With upturning ears 14 drawings, 1t 1s des1rable to duplicate the form ng h nges engaging -the left hand edge raised letters for each slice SO that the adof the top member of the toaster, which in vertislng matter may appear upon each S1106 the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 conof toast.

5 s sts of a sheet of expanded metal 15 of suffi- For some conditions of fire with which coming close enough to the plate 10 to be a spreader 19 below the plate 10and this unevenly heated thereby. It is important may readily be done by making the spreader that the perforations formed in the plate 10 circular in form as shown and. attaching M should closely fit the rods 11 and that no the same to the plate 10 by suitable rivets as a other perforations should be made through indicated. For this construction the spreader the plate 10 since they would permit the serves to deflect the heat as, for example, gases from the fire coming directly in conwhere it comes from a single concentrated tact with the bread being toasted, and I find gas burner and equalize it over the entire it desirable to prevent this on account of the lower surface of the toast. For more dis- 1W tributed burners the corrugations of the late 10' will alone suffice to distribute the cat and, in connection with the separating up' er member of the toaster, produces a uniform heating of ,the bread, and in that way produces a uniform toasting effect over its whole surface.

While I have shown my invention in the articular embodiment herein disclosed, I 0 not, however, limit myself to these exact -constructions as I may employ equivalents thereof withou departing from my invention. What I claim is: v 16 1,-In a toaster, the combinationofxasheet of corrugated metalfreinforcing.rodstex tending through the corrugations-f said sheet and formed into a sup orting handle and retainin ends for said 5 est, a separating member' inged atone edge to the edge of said sheet for keeping the'toast from engagement with said corrugated sheet, and a combined advertising and reinforcing plate carried by said handle, said corrugated sheet having no unclosed'openings therethrough. a' 2. In a toaster, the combination of a sheet of corrugated metal, reinforcing rods extending through the corrugations of said sheet and formed into a supporting handle and'retaining ends for said sheet, a separating member hinged at one edge to the edge of said sheet for keepingthe toast from engagement with said corrugated sheet, a combined advertising and reinforcing plate carried by said handle, said corrugated sheet having no unclosed openings therethrough, and a spreader secured centrally to the under surface of said corrugated sheet. 40 3. In a toaster, the combination of a sheet of corrugated metal, reinforcing rods extending through the corrugations of said sheet and formed into a supporting handle and retaining ends for said sheet, a separattherefrom to mamas ing member hinged at one edge to the edge of said sheet 'for keeping the toast from engagement with said corrugated sheet, and a combined advertising and reinforcing plate carried by said handle, said corrugated sheet havmg no unclosed openings therethrough said separating member consisting of a sheet of metal having letters raised form a desired advertisement for similarly marking the toast.

4. In a toaster, the combination of a sheet of corrugated metal, reinforcing rods extending through the. corrugations of said sheet and formed into a supporting handle and retainin ends for said sheet, a separating member inged' at one edge to the edge of said sheet for keeping the toast from engagement with said corrugated sheet, and a combined advertising and reinforcin plate carried by said handle, said corrugate sheet having no unclosed openings therethrough, the ends of said reinforcing rods being bent into .hooks to hold the free edge of said separating member in place on said sheet.

5. In a toaster, the combination of a sheet of corrugated metal, reinforcing rods extending through the corrugations of said sheet and formed into a supporting handle and retaining ends for said sheet, a separating member hinged at one edge to the edge of said sheet for keeping the toast from engagement with said corrugated sheet, and a combined advertisin and reinforcing plate carried by said hand e, said corrugated sheet having no unclosed openings therethrough, the ends of said reinforcing rods bein bent into hooks to hold the free edge of sai separating member in place on said sheet, said hooks permitting the ready removal of the edgie1 of said member from engagement therewit In'witness whereof, Phereunto subscribe my name this 6th day of May A. D. 1916.

- SAMUEL C. SHAFFNER. 

